Amusement device



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c. J. NECHAMKIN Er AL AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed June 12, 1926 2Sheets-Sheet 2 mmoom wf/w03 CHARLES J. NECHAMKIN SAMUEL COHEN Arron fr-..TIJ

Patented Oct. 26, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

l Application led June 12, 1926. Serial No. 115,543.

Our invention relates to an amusement device, particularly to a devicehaving its amusement features embodied in games to be played bychildrennor adults; and more particularly to a device which on one faceis provided with openings, representing the open mouths of clownheads,into which balls may be tossed and from which openings by means ofchannels the balls may be led to other openings near the base of thedevice and there rin a bell and be permitted an exit from the devlce;and which on another face is provided with moon faces in which there issubstituted for the nose a hook upon whicha ring may be tossed; thedevice having on another of its sides a score board upon which therecords of the participants in the game may be recorded; the devicebeine of box-like formation formed so that the sides carrrying the gamefeatures incline from the base upwardly toward each other, one sidebeing removable and the whole device being so constructed that it willstand in operative position upon a base forming an integral part of thestructure.

Some of the objects of our invention are, to provide a device of thischaracter which shall be of comparatively few parts, of simple andcompact construction, of cheap cost, which will retain itself inoperative position for use without other support than its base which hasembodied therein gaine ifeatures that are of novel character and hlaveboth amusement and educational value.'4

Another object is, to provide a device of this character that shallcarry amusement or game features on opposite faces and shall.

pzrlovide means to record the score on another Another object is, toprovide a device of this character of substantially box-likeconstruction, in which one of the ame carrying faces of the structure isslidal ly removable from the structure, in order to permit ready accessto the interior thereof whendesired.

Another object is, to provide on one of the faces of the device a balltoss game comprising openings into which balls may be tossed and havingmeans to carry the ball from said opening to other openings near thebase of the structure so that the ball will ring a bell and register ina slot numbered correspondingly to the number of the opening into whichthe ball was originally tossed.

Another object is to provide hook devices to represent the noses in thering toss portion of our device, which may be detached from the devicefor convenience in shipment, or which may be readily attached theretowhen the rino toss game 1s to be operated.

Another object is, to provide a structure of this character which shallbe of box-like formation and of such form that the base thereof shall besubstantially wider than the top and such that when the games areoperated the structure will, of itsown weight and because of thispeculiar formation remain in operative position.

Y Another object is, to provide on the game carrying faces of our devicedesigns forming'.

a part of the games which shall 1n combination with the mechanicalfeatures be of a comic character and of themselves be a means ofamusement to children or others.

Our invention consists in the peculiar construction, combination,organization, and arrangement of parts shown in the accompanyingdrawings, described in the specification and more particularly pointedout in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the front face of our device, showing theclown faces the arrangement of the apertures in the face, the

ball as positioned in one of the outlets near the base of our device,and in dotted lines, the arrangement of channels leading from therespective apertures to the corresponding exits and also in dotted linesthe arrangement of the bells in reference to these exits.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the rear face of our device, showing thearrangement of the ring toss game with the. moon face design of figuresand the detachable nose pieces thereon, and the detachable relation ofthis side of our structure from the box-like body portion.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation, showing the hook like nose pieces of thering toss game with o a ring mounted thereon and with a score board onone side of the structure.

Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view, taken on line 4,-4, lookingin the direction of the arrows, showing the arrangement of the'aperturesin the face carrying the balltoss game, the-relation thereto of thechannelled guides and the bell provided in the base of the structurenear the exits.

Fig. 5 is a top 'plan view, partly in cross section of the hook membersin the ring toss lll game, and the means by which these hook members aredetachably held inoperative relation therewith.

Fig. 6 is an enlar ed view in elevationA of a 'hook member an means bywhichit is operatively carried in combination with the ring toss-game.

, Referring to the drawing, 1n which like numerals of referenceindicate' corresponding parts, our device comprises a substantiallybox-likebody portion having a base 10, a front 11 and a rear 12, whichfront 11 and rear 12 extend upwardly' from. the base 10, incline towardeachother and terminate in a top portion 13, which 1s of lesseixdepththan the base 10. Extending substantially vertically upwardly from thebase 1Q to the top portion 13 are opposite lateral sides 14,

which join the sides-11 and-12 and thereby complete the formation of thesubstantially box-like structure.

rlhe front face 11 is provided with'a series of illustrations ofarbitrarily formed clown shaped faces 15, each showing an open mouth andeach of -which is in fact an aperture or opening-16 into which a ball orother like device may be tossed. Directly back of each of these openings16 we provide a substantially U shapedv channel or guide piece 17',which guide pieces are inclosed within the interior of the box-likestructure and at its upper end is aixed to the inner face of theA side11 and extends downwardly approximately to the base 10 where itterminates on.

' the inner face of an outstanding substantially vertical portion 21 ator near the lower end of the face 11 and by having its otherendsupported by a downwardly extending leg 22, connecting with thesub-base 1 8 and ahxed to the inner face of thebase 10. The sub-base 18thereby also serves as a stop for the ball after it has been tossed intothe aperture 16 and been directed to the lower end of the channell'?. YY

Below the sub-base 18, carried on the base 10 we provide a bell, orsound producing device 23, extending upwardly from which, through theopening 20 in the sub-base 18 is a plunger 24, which plunger 24 -is sopositioned and arranged that it is in the path of travel of the ball asit reaches the lower end exits 19 corresponding number or count to thatof the aperture or mouth opening 16 into which it was tossed and fromwhich it was led by the channel member 17. These channel guides 17connect each aperture in the clown faces to a corresponding aperturenear the base; and each clown face is designated-by a different numeralor valuation,

which corresponds to the designating nu.

ing-16 and appear in therexit 19, when it' will ring the bell 23positioned under that exit 19, and will then bestopped by the stop .'21and there retained in position to be removed for further use in thegame. The channel member 17 being of substantially U shaped formation isso positioned in reference to the. rear of the face 11, that the face 11closes the open portion of the channel member 17and thereby forms asubstantially four sided closed` guide or channel, to direct and controlthe course of the ball from Athe mouth opening 16 to the correspondingexit 19 and the bell 23.

The channel members 17 are so attached to the sub-base 18 and the rearfacevof the front portion 11 of our device that they may be readilydetached therefrom, for repair or other purposes, and are so disposed inoperative position in reference to the mouth openings and the exits,that' while these respective openings are each provided with anindependent channel member and bell, the

channel-member and bells are enclosed `within the box-like structure ofour device and are hidden from view. l The game provided on the rearface 12 of the box-like structure is so arranged that each arbitrarilyVdesigned or moon shaped face illustration is given a differentdesignating number or value and is provided with a detachable hook-likeportion 25, representative of a nose. This hook-like portion 25 isdesigned to receive and hold a ring 26 which may Vbe .tossed and caughtthereon. The hook-like portion 25 is carried on or affixed to a base orplate 27, which is retained in detachable but operative positionv to themoon shaped face or gure or the face 12 of the box-like structure bymeans of a clamp 2,8. T-he clamp 28 is formed in substantially a singlepiece and is provided with opposite jaw-like portions 29 and-a jaw likeportion 30 joining'the lower ends of the opposite jaw like portions 29,the jaw like portions 29 and 30 being angularly bent slightly from thebody portion of the clamp 28 suiiciently to receive-back thereofandAbetween-these jaws 29 and 30 and the face 12 of this side of ourstructure, the plate like portion 27, carrying the bent hook portion 25.This arrangement is provided so that the hook like portion may bemounted in or demounted from their operable Jositions if it is desired.

The ace l2 upon which the ring toss game is carried is detachable fromthe box-like body ortion of our structure. This relation is ma epossible by providing on the opposite edges 31 and 32 ofthe op ositesides 14 of the box-like body portion, ,ange portions 33 and 34, whichare inwardly bent toward each other and on the base 10 a flange' portion35, upwardly bentfrom the base portion 10, and which together with theflange portions 33 and 34 are arranged to engage and position the face12 and hold it in operative but slidable relation to the box-like bodyportion, in order to permit its removal when desired, for access to theinterior of the boxlike body portion, if for repairs or other reasonsuch access is desirable.

On one of the vertical sides 14 wc provide a schedule or score board, asis shown at 36, upon which may be made the record of the scores of thevarious players in the game.

It will be seen therefore, that We have provided a device which is ofunique design, of compact construction, which embodies amusement andeducational features, which is so arranged that it retains itself inposition for use without other support than the base of its box-likebody portion., which is i arranged .so that a plurality of differentgames may be played thereonv by different sets of players, and which isprovided, in-

tegral with its body portion` with means upon which a score or record ofthe score of the various players may be kept, and which also, whilesubstantially of closed box-like formation, is neverthelessv so designedthat access may readily be had to the interior thereof b v means of aremovable sliding face, when it is desired for purposeslof repair orother reasons to have such access, which is provided with soundproducing means to register a hit or successful toss of a ball to notifya layer of the fact that a score has been ma e, which is provided withparts detachable and removable from the boX-like structure to facilitatethe convenient shipping and transportation of the device and to effect aready assembling or disassembling thereof, and which has otheradvantages and results, some of which may be obvious from the foregoingspecifications. I

l/Ve may fashion our box like structure of wood, metal, papier-mch, orany other suitable material having sufficient strength and rigidity forthe purpose for which it is designed, and we may likewise fashion ourchannel members of wood or other suitable material, and may providesound producing means of any desirable character, such that they will beoperated when the ball has come to rest in the exit compartmentsheretofore described, and we ma provide the game carrying faces of ourevice with any arbitrarily chosen suitable illustrations or figures inplace of the clown heads or moon shaped illustrations. i

Having thus shown and specifically described our invention in detail wedo not wish to be limited thereby, except as the '7 state of the art orappended claims may require, for it is obvious that variousmodifications and changes may be made in the particular combination,organization, arrangement, and construction of parts of our invention,without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.`

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. ln a device of the character described, the combination of asubstantially hollow structure having two opposite upwardly extendinginclined sides, one of said sides be ing detachable therefrom, a seriesof apertures in one of said sides, guide members wlthln said structureconnecting said apertures, sound producing means disposed with- 1n saidguide members, hook means detachably arranged upon the outer face ofsaid detachable side, and record receiving means disposed on a thirdside of said structure.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of a,substantially hollow structure having two opposite upwardly eirtendinginclined sides, one of said sides be- 1 ing detachable therefrom, aseries of apertures in one of said sides, guide members Within saidstructure connecting said apertures, sound producing means disposedwith- 1n said guide members, hook means detach- 105 ably arranged uponthe outer face of'said detachable side, record receiving means disposedon a third side of said structure, means adapted to be received into theapertures of said body portion and actuate said sound producing means,and ring means adapted to be carried upon said hook means.

3. ln a device of the character described, the combination of a boX-likestructure, having a pair of opposite substantially vertical faces, aseries of apertures-in the body por tion of one of said faces, a seriesof apertures near the base of said apertured face, guides connectingsaid apertures in said body portion with said apertures near the basethereof, a series of hooked members on the body portion of the other ofsaid faces, and substantially Vertical sides connecting said oppositefaces to form a substantially box-like structure.

4. ln a device of the character described, the combination of a box-likestructure, having a pair of opposite substantially ver tical faces, aseries of apertures in the body portion of one of said faces, a seriesof aper- 130 in said body portion with said apertures near' the basethereof, a series of sound producing members. arranged in said aperturesnear said base, a series of hook members on the body portion of theother of said faces, and substantially vertical sides connecting saidopposite faces to form a substantially boxlike structure. N,-

5. lin a device of the character described, the combination of abox-like structure having a pair of substantially verticall inclinedfaces, a series of apertures in the ody portion of one of said faces, aseries of apertures ne'ir the base of said apertured face, channelledguides connecting said apertures in said body portions with saidapertures near the base thereof, a. series of hooked members on the bodyportion of the other of said faces, and substantially vertical sidesconnecting said inclined'faces, to form a substantially box-likestructure.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination of a box-likestructure having a pair of opposite substantially vertical faces, aseries of apertures in the body portion of one of said faces, a seriesof apertures transversely arranged across the body portion of saidapertured face near the base thereof, channelled guides connecting saidapertures in said body portion with said apertures near tlie basethereof, a series of sound producing members arranged below said channelguides adapted to be actuated from said apertures near said base, aseries of hook members on the body portion of the other of said faces,substantially vertical sides connecting said opposite faces, andia topconnecting said vertical sides and said opposite faces, to form asubstantially boxlike structure.

7 In a device of the character described, the combination of'a box-likestructure having a pair of opposite substantially vertical faces, aseries of apertures in the body portion of one of said faces, a seriesof apertures transversely arranged across the vbody portion of saidapertured face near the base thereof, channelled guides connecting saidapertures in said body portion with said apertures near the basethereof, a series of sound producing members arranged below saidchannelled guides adapted to be actuated from said apertures'near saidbase, a series of hook members on Athe body portion vof the other ofsaid faces, substantially vertical sides connecting said opposite faces,a top connecting said vertical sides and said opposite faces, and a baseconnecting said opposite faces and sides, to form a substantially closedbox-like structure.

8. In a device of the character described, the combination of a box-likestructure havin a pair of opposite substantially vertica 1y inclinedfaces, one of said inclined lfaces being slidably detachable from saidbox-like structure, a series of apertures in the body portion of theother inclined face, a series of apertures near the base of said lastmentioned face, guide members connecting said apertures in said bodyportion with said apertures near the base of said apertured face, aseries of hook members on the body portion of the detachable face,substantially vertical sides connecting said inclined faces, a baseconnecting said inclined faces and said vertical sides, and a t'opconnecting said inclined faces and said vertical sides, to form asubstantially closed box-like strpcture.

9. In a device of the character described, the combination of avbox-like structure substantially of the shape of a truncated pyramidhaving a detachable side, a series of apertures'in the body portion of anonde- ,Y

tachable side, a series of apertures near the.

base of said nondetachable side, guide membersconnecting said bodyportion apertures base of said guide members within said boirlike bodyportion, means extending into said guide members adapted to actuate saidsound producing means, hook members detachably carried on the outer baseof said detachable side of said box-like structure,-and record receivingmeans provided on a third face of said box-like structure.

10. n a. device of the character described, the combination of abox-like structure having a pair of opposite substantiallyvertically-inclined faces, a, series of substantially circular aperturesin the body portion of one of said faces, a series of substantiallyrectangular aperturesnear the base of said apertured face, guide membersconnecting said substantially circular apertures with said rectangularapertures, means to detachably hold said guide members in operativeposition within said box-like structure, a sound producing memberdisposed at the lower end of said guide member, means eX- tendingthrough said guide member ada ted to effect the actuation of said soundpro ucing means, a series. of hook members detachvably mounted onthebody portion of the other of said faces, substantially vertical sidesconnecting said inclined faces, and a base connecting said inclinedfaces and 4said vertical sides, to form a substantially hollow box-likestructure.

Signed at the city of New York, in -the county of New York and State ofNew, York this tenth da of June, A. D. 1926.

i C RLES J. NECHALIKIN.

SAMUEL COHEN.

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